Elia Creative Group

26/06/2024

fresh content for my good friends at CEP! employee spotlights are an awesome way to showcase your company culture. they can also work as a great recruitment tool. adding faces and personalities to your company is key when it comes to expanding your team. a video of an actual employee willingly sharing their positive experience with your company goes miles further than a paragraph of text on a job recruiting website. get in touch with me to see how Elia Creative can spotlight your own amazing team and culture!

watch the new video to learn about Marie, an awesome addition to the team and a good friend. love these guys and love how this one turned out! CEP truly has the best company culture of anyone i’ve ever worked with, and it shows!

25/05/2024

Check out a new piece from CCS that showcases families talking about their experience during their first year at the school. It was an awesome time to learn about them and hear the great things they had to say about the school and the Christian education that it provides.

Reach out if you have an idea for a video that you want to see brought to life!

28/11/2023

Excited to have collaborated with CCS once again on this end of year project! very happy with how this turned out and proud of what we accomplished. interviewing these kids was an awesome experience, and their answers really show the value behind a quality Christian education. watch the video to learn more about the school, its students and how you can support them! thanks for trusting me with this one CCS!

14/11/2023

had fun shooting an end of the year project with Conway Christian School today! we conducted around 20 short interviews ranging from kindergarten students to alumni. it was awesome to hear the great things everyone had to say about the school and their experience there.

building an environment where people, especially children, feel comfortable to express themselves on camera is something I do not take lightly. it’s very important to create a warm atmosphere, be friendly, and know when to step in and help someone out as a director when they need it.

videos like this are a specialty of mine, and I’d love to help you with one! building out a story and sharing it is something dear to me. I’m proud of what we were able to accomplish today, and i can’t wait to share the final project!

01/06/2023

A fresh employee spotlight with Crescent! Ken has become a great friend of mine during his time with CEP and it was awesome to get him on camera for a spotlight!

21/03/2023

just released a new youtube video! i recently made the jump from mirrorless camera to cinema camera. it has been a big adjustment but i am really enjoying the new system and how it pairs extremely well with my mirrorless camera.

in this video i go over some thoughts, pros and cons, tips, things to consider and more for those looking to upgrade their camera. check it out!

i wanted to further break down some of my thoughts from having recntly made the leap to the sony FX6. i have been loving this rig and cant wait to get more w...

16/03/2023

frames from some recent event work! i try and really have fun with the shooting process at events in order to create a high-end and polished look.

it’s easy on site to rush through things and grab shots that are “good enough,” but part of why i love events is because of how cool they can look and feel. when you work long hours with a crew and go through many shows together, you develop a whole new appreciation for the back end of things and the production as a whole.

part of my process is always making sure i’m capturing the proper essence of it all. i love to play with framing and compositions, lighting, focal lengths, and anything else i can to show off how these events are truly a spectacle and a labor of love. and it’s always a plus to work with amazing companies that give you that sweet creative freedom. thanks Crescent Event Productions for having me on and for letting me share some of the process!

09/11/2022

new youtube video! i cover how to quickly and easily make your videos look more professional and cinematic. i go over audio, lighting, and camera settings. you watch me build out a scene in my living room! this one took a lot of effort and i’m super proud of it. it’s packed with valuable knowledge that is very useful. check it out and subscribe to the channel!

it's been a minute since i dug deep and dropped some knowledge! i get a lot of questions about audio, lighting, etc. on the daily and i figured creating thi...

25/02/2022

Vintage lenses are super clutch and i love using them in my rigs! they give you a lot of character and a look that can’t quite be matched by modern glass.

they can also be had for a fraction of the cost most of the time. you can get adapters for just about any lens mount to work with just about any lens out there. you lose autofocus but most of these old lenses don’t have it anyway, and you’ll become a better filmmaker for it! win win 🔥 do you have any vintage glass? let me know!

22/02/2022

Getting the most out of your mobile photography can sometimes just mean adding a bit more effort and intention behind your shots.

most of the time with our phones, we don’t think twice about composition/framing etc. we just shoot away. if you really want to use your phone as your main means of photography or as a serious sidearm to your main camera, then applying the same rules you use when using your camera can go a really long way!

what else do you think could help improve phone photography? drop a comment!

18/02/2022

18/02/2022

An LED powerhouse for under $150? That’s this guy. It’s one of my favorite pieces of budget gear i’ve bought and it’s still going strong after years of use!

This light acts as a great first key light for your kit and can extremely level up your content and production value. Don’t sleep on this one! follow me for more tips and knowledge and go to my youtube channel for more! link on my profile and in the comments!

17/02/2022

just made a TikTok! i’ve been in the process of chopping up some valuable bits of info from my youtube videos into micro content for my other socials. if TikTok is your jam, give me a follow over there to keep up with some gems i’ll be dropping in the coming weeks!

16/02/2022

POV 📸 doing some work in murrells inlet this week in the virtual studio for Sarah Petty’s Go Boutique Live event! a lot of moving parts for me in this one and it definitely keeps me on my toes! hope your week is going great 👌🏼

15/02/2022

on stage with Geronimo Theml last week! such a fun event with great energy. i got lots of great stuff in the rig 🔥 should i put a reel together of some rig footage? maybe break down how it works along with some of my best shots for a youtube video?? let me know if it’s something you want to see 🤔 hope you’re having an awesome week!

13/02/2022

Just dropped a new youtube video where i shoot some photography with the iphone 13 pro and see it how it performs! link here and in the comments.

https://youtu.be/w3wsNXKjC2c

05/12/2021

a few favorites from a recent shoot. these two were so fun to work with. my guy mikey is a fellow minecraft player so we had to discuss between shots! love how these came out. thanks so much Bridgette!

19/11/2021

spent my day working with the great folks at Conway Christian School on an awesome video project coming out soon! so excited to get this one edited 🙌🏼 stay tuned!

07/11/2021

wrapping up Jack Canfield’s Breakthrough to Success event this evening! i’ve been doing some steady cam and b-roll work for this one, and it’s been a great experience. getting to hear from people like Jack and Patty Aubery as a fly on the wall is an awesome experience!

06/11/2021

some of my favorite shots from a shoot in Conway the other day. really loving how these came out! i love working with families that enjoy the camera and have a fun time with it. thank you jaime and family for an awesome experience and for trusting me with priceless memories!

24/10/2021

the power of a color grade! i thought it would be cool to show some before/after shots of the latest visuals i did for WCC LLC amd Caustic The MC

unless it's a quick vlog or some other kind of content that needs really quick turnaround, I try and shoot everything in LOG (a flat profile). this provides a lot of room for custom color choices to fit the mood of whatever the project is.

i've never been a great colorist, but i know enough, and i've found a great workflow this year using an awesome combo of LUTs to get the bulk of the work done so i can tweak the look to my liking after applying them.

sony FINALLY gave us 10bit color on the A7S iii, and it's been such a dream to work with and color grade in order to get the most out of SLOG3, a profile that really fell apart when you tried to grade it on earlier 8bit cameras.

learning more every day! let me know if you'd wanna see more of this stuff!

13/10/2021

had a great time yesterday producing some visuals with the talented WCC crew. thankful for their constant trust in me to execute their vision 🔥🎬

03/10/2021

Hard to swallow pill for the day ✅

while this may seem bitter, i promise i mean well. we spend so much time trying to be just like others that we lose our own way. why? 🤷🏻‍♂️

we were given our OWN unique gifts by our Creator. our OWN personalities, traits, abilities, skills, etc. so why do we focus so much on trying to directly follow the footsteps of someone whose life we could never live? 😬

it’s okay to have influences. EVERYTHING these days is influenced by something else. it’s a beautiful thing. it’s when we get wrapped up in trying to BE our influences that things turn sour. we become unoriginal and trapped in the imposter machine 🥸

this goes for more than content creators. maybe you’re a musician trying to be too much like the Stones, a marketer trying to be Dan Kennedy… you aren’t and never will be! and that’s a good thing. 🙌🏼

YOU have a story and a purpose that only YOU can live out and make magic with. nobody can take that from you. get out there and tell your own story in your own way 📖

this is something we all struggle with. i deal with it a lot too. drop a comment below and bookmark this post to revisit it when you need that kick in the pants 🤘🏼🔥 love ya mean it!

01/10/2021

getting my “influencer” on with this one!! if this hits below the belt, it’s supposed to.

when i first started learning video, i was constantly just looking for the magic solution. what video was hidden that would just teach me everything and how to be good at it? what are the gurus holding back from me that’s preventing me from getting where i want to be?

the answer is a big fat NOTHING. there’s plenty out there to learn and become successful with. YOU just have to be committed to putting in the work.

MOST of the time the result you want is going to come from putting boots on the ground and getting repetition and practice in. NOT by waiting on the perfect resource to teach you something and how to be good at it overnight.

want to be great at video? find a resource, and do what the resource says. over and over, optimizing as needed, and you will reach the destination. it’s a game of will-power and determination!

keep in mind. i’m NOT slamming teaching! you can look at tips and information as “secrets.” BUT, the theme here is getting out of the mindset that there is something you aren’t finding that will get you instant results. it doesn’t exist. 🤷🏻‍♂️

STOP waiting for the unicorn. Get out there and crush it 🔥💪🏼

12/09/2021

NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO! What's in my camera bag? Click the link to find out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0fWZwEkwWk

27/08/2021

today’s office! operating the video switcher for the Rozbruch’s Tax Resolution Success Summit. still in the early stages of learning the switcher but getting better every day 🔥 i’m booking for september and fall right now! send a message to lock something in 🔒

24/08/2021

some recent family portraits! these were super fun, market common always provides a beautiful backdrop. thanks victor and robin! now booking for next month/fall. message me and let’s get it locked in! photo & video for commercial, real estate, events, personal and more 📸

22/08/2021

going to start doing some tips & tricks videos to help people on their content creation journeys! this is one of the biggest guidelines i tend to stick to. doubling your shutter speed according to whatever your frame rate is in order to achieve the most natural and cinematic look!